Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Balances Analyst Optimism With Insider Share Sale

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TheFly reported on December 19 that Truist Securities analyst William Stein maintained a Hold rating on ADI while raising the price target to $291 from $258. The update reflects the firm’s latest assessment of the company’s valuation outlook, though the Hold rating indicates a cautious stance on near-term stock movement.

Additionally, on December 18, a Form 4 filing with the SEC revealed that Martin Cotter, Senior Vice President of Vertical Business Units at Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI), sold 5,000 shares of common stock on December 17. The transaction was executed at an average price of $271.19, totaling approximately $1.36 million. Following this sale, Cotter retains direct ownership of 59,664 shares, valued at roughly $16.18 million.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) is a global semiconductor leader headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, that designs, manufactures, tests, and markets analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems used to bridge the physical and digital worlds.

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